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Definitive and remastered editions are all the rage nowadays, and in some cases a bump in technology can vastly change how a game is played. That may very well be the case for the DmC: Devil May Cry Definitive set, which brings the lightning-fast action gameplay to 60fps and 1080p.

Oh so many frames means those relentless battles can blaze by while ratcheting up tension. Watch above as the Dante for a new era steps out of his 30fps cage on console and plows through enemies at a much quicker clip.

The DmC: Devil May Cry Definition Edition launches for PS4 and Xbox One on March 10.

As we mentioned last month, DmC: Devil May Cry, a reboot of Capcom's classic Devil May Cry action series, will be granted improved graphics and gameplay in a new version dubbed DmC Definitive Edition on the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. At the time we were told the remake would launch on March 17, but this morning Capcom changed all that by moving the release date ahead to March 10.

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Deeply excited about replaying Devil May Cry 4 and DmC: Devil May Cry on PlayStation 4, I embarked on a quest to finally fill a gaping hole in my gaming experience this week. Playing Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening for the first time elicited some distinct thoughts. First, this game lives up to its reputation. Not quite as amazing as descendants like Bayonetta 2, but its combo-driven action and melodramatic weirdness hold up marvelously.

Second: Why did Devil May Cry need a reboot at all? Make no mistake, I thought DmC was one of the best games made in 2013, but it's not like there was some complex story preventing people from getting into the series. Dante, no matter what the most vocal dissenters may say, is no more ridiculously designed in DmC than in Devil May Cry 3. He's still an absurd fop-goth prone to not wearing shirts and stabbing people. As far as I can tell, all the reboot did was alienate fans by telling them something they loved needed to change but little actually did.

Then again, some reboots just work. One of my favorite games of 2014 was Wolfenstein: The New Order, a game that found unexpectedly rich soil in a series barely on life support, sustained only on nostalgia. There's the difference, though. Wolfenstein needed to change in order to be relevant in today's gaming landscape, a very different scenario than with DmC.

When do you reboot? When a series isn't relevant? When a story becomes too dense? Never? Take the poll, discuss in the comments.

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The Definitive Edition of DmC: Devil May Cry is due out on Xbox One and PS4 on March 17, 2015, for $40. Devil May Cry 4 is scheduled to hit the same platforms in summer 2015. DmC Devil May Cry: Definitive Edition includes the main game, all DLC (including the Vergil's Downfall campaign), plus new modes and costumes. The Definitive Edition runs at 1080p and 60fps on both consoles, Capcom says.

"New to DmC Devil May Cry: Definitive Edition, players will be able to play as Dante's twin brother himself in Vergil's Bloody Palace Mode," Capcom writes in a press release. "For an extra depth of challenge, players will be able to try out the added Gods Must Die difficulty level and Must Style Mode as well as Hardcore Mode, which has been designed to play more like the classic Devil May Cry series."

Capcom will implement balancing and fan feedback in the Definitive Edition, including a Turbo Mode that speeds up gameplay during some stages for faster combat. The new costumes in the Definitive Edition are inspired by classic series designs - here's hoping for a mid-length bleach-blond wig for Dante. Or maybe a pizza shirt.

More details about Devil May Cry 4's transition to next-gen are due "in the coming months," Capcom says.

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Leaked box art straight from Microsoft's official Xbox.com site points towards a sequel to Resident Evil: Revelations, the horror shooter that transitioned from 3DS to big screens last year. As spotted by French site Gamer in a Box, the Xbox.com site hosts the Xbox 360 box art image for Biohazard Revelations 2, Biohazard of course being the Japanese name for Resident Evil. The above screenshot is also hosted in the same folder as the box art image.

This isn't the first time we've seen Resident Evil Revelations 2 appear in the online shadows. In the summer, Russian retailer VideoIGR posted then swiftly removed a listing for the game, with pre-orders available on PS4, Xbox One, Xbox 360 and PS3. As Hardcore Gamer reports, the retailer also listed (then removed) DmC: Devil May Cry Ultimate for PS4 and Xbox One, suggesting a possible remaster of the 2013 PS3 and Xbox 360 hack-and-slash. [Update: When approached about the Xbox.com images, a company spokesperson told Joystiq, "Capcom has made no announcements."]

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This week's PlayStation Store additions are marked by Klei Entertainment's Don't Starve, which is now available on PS4. The roguelike survival game from the makers of Mark of the Ninja is $14.99, but also happens to be one of two games that are free for PlayStation Plus members starting this week. The other PS Plus freebie is DmC: Devil May Cry for PS3.

Two games joined DmC on the PS3's digital storefront this week: Tiny Brains ($19.99) and Twisted Lands: Shadow Town ($11.99). Tiny Brains already launched on PS4, and the game is Cross-Buy-compatible for those with multiple Sony consoles in their household. StreetKix: Freestyle is also available on PSP for $11.99, discounted to $10.79 for PS Plus members.

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PS Plus subscribers can download two different free games this week when the PlayStation Store updates tomorrow. Don't Starve will be up for grabs on PS4, while PS3 users can try DmC: Devil May Cry.

Don't Starve, from Klei Entertainment, is an open-world survival game where players must scrounge up supplies in order to survive as long as possible. DmC: Devil May Cry is a reboot of Capcom's popular action series from developer Ninja Theory.

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I have a pre-existing penchant for human skulls as decoration, so maybe that's why Skulls of the Shogun still resonates so deeply with me, despite it launching way back at the beginning of the year - before GDC, before E3, before Gamescom, before the reveals and launches of two next-gen consoles, before the holiday madness. Through all of that, Skulls of the Shogun remains a purely joyful, fun strategy game, complete with morbid humor, accessible mechanics and a lovely Saturday-morning cartoon style. Developer 17-Bit has a precise hand, and the team's attention to detail and flow makes Skulls of the Shogun sing across platforms: Xbox 360, Windows 8, Windows Phone, Steam and iOS.

Skulls of the Shogun started the year off in the right way for me, so it's fitting to give it another nod at the end of 2013. Cheers, skull-chewers.

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No game surprised me more in 2013 than DmC: Devil May Cry. That surprise has absolutely nothing to do with some diehard devotion to Capcom's internally developed quartet of games in the original series either. What surprised me was the fact that Ninja Theory finally made something that lived up to the promise of Enslaved and Heavenly Sword. Both games aimed high in trying to deliver bitchin' action and deeply human tales, but both missed the mark. In DmC, they finally nailed it.

Young Dante's fight against the demons is classic coming-of-age stuff. Rushing through Limbo feels like if J.D. Salinger wrote Dead Leaves. The combat, meanwhile, felt meatier than the limp button mashing of Enslaved, but more accessible than ball busters like Devil May Cry 3.

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The January freebies for PlayStation Plus have just been revealed and it's quite the eclectic mix. Next week, PS4 owners will be able to partake in Klei's survival simulator Don't Starve, a game about scrounging for supplies and surviving for just one more night in a hostile environment.

On PS3, will offer three separate free downloads in January: BioShock Infinite, DmC: Devil May Cry and Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons. BioShock Infinite, which takes place in the floating city of Columbia during 1912, is the latest first-person opus from Ken Levine and Irrational Games, while DmC: Devil May Cry is Ninja Theory's reboot of Capcom's devil hunter action series. Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, the story of two young brothers on a quest to obtain medicine for their sick father, is from Starbreeze Studios.

Finally, rounding out next month's downloads are two PS Vita offerings: Smart As... and Worms: Battle Islands. The former is a brain training game while the latter is another entry in Team17's long-running Worms franchise.

PlayStation 4 owners have to wait a bit longer for their next Plus-wrapped pressie, because Klei's survival forager Don't Starve is due on January 8 - it'll probably hit North America the day before, but a release date hasn't been confirmed.

It's a cracking line-up of games to dig into on Christmas Eve - forget all that quality time with family nonsense, amirite? However, Christmas isn't just a time of giving, but also a time of taking, in this case games removed from the Plus service: Grid 2, Dragon's Dogma:Dark Arisen, and Sonic and Allstars Racing Transformed head off on December 24, while PS4 platformer Contrast exits stage left on January 8.

One final bit of PlayStation Europe news: The 12 Deals of Christmas continues to chuck discounts at continentals, with Battlefield 4 bombing to £25 (€35/AU$45) and The Walking Dead on Vita sliced to £7 (€10/AU$15) - with a further 10 percent off the latter for PS Plus members. If those deals take your fancy, you have until the end of tomorrow to grab them.

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Another day, another round of deals in the Steam summer sale. Today's highlights include Football Manager 2013 for $10, DmC: Devil May Cry for $25, Alan Wake for $3, System Shock 2 for $2.50, Orcs Must Die 2 for $3.74, Sleeping Dogs for $6.24 and Mark of the Ninja for only $3.74.

The daily flash deals - which rotate every eight hours - also have some choice discounts, ripe for the plucking. Amnesia: The Dark Descent and Serious Sam 3 are both only $4 apiece, while Scribblenauts Unlimited is $5 and Assassin's Creed 3has been marked down to $24.

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You can grab Remedy's Alan Wake for $3 on Steam this weekend, and if you toss in an extra buck you'll also get Alan Wake's American Nightmare.

Weekend savings are also being extended to DmC: Devil May Cry,available for $30. All will revert to regular price at 10am PT on Monday morning.

DmC developer Ninja Theory is currently collaborating with Chillingo on a side-scrawling brawler called Fightback. Remedy has said Alan Wake will return "when the time is right," but is now focused on a story-driven Xbox One action game, Quantum Break.

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If you can spare the gigglebits on your Xbox 360, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance and DMC: Devil May Cry are both available through Games on Demand on Xbox Live for $50 right now. Each will consume 7.34 GB and 6.57 GB, respectively.

Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance is the slice-em-up starring series cyborg Raiden that Platinum Games took over full-time from Kojima Productions in 2011. DMC: Devil May Cry is Ninja Theory's reboot issued earlier this year, which re-imagines Capcom's world replete with a new Dante.

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"Imagine Dante in a western movie," Capcom told Ninja Theory's art team. And so it did. There's Dante above, shooped into a scene from Brokeback Mountain - a very western movie, after all - and below Dante takes a breather with Brad Pitt in Fight Club.

Aside from that missed opportunity, Vergil's Downfall plays like a disowned, disgraced brother of Dante should. It resembles the main game and pulls directly from Dante's move list, copying his style and button mapping, but there's something inherently lackluster about the gameplay. Handling Vergil simply can't compare to the thrill of controlling Dante, and Vergil's pared-down weapons pale in comparison (as does his hair).

I'm not saying the addition of a fedora would have helped Vergil's Downfall, but it definitely couldn't have hurt.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>CapcomDLCdmc-devil-may-crymicrosoftninja-theorypcplaystationps3vergils-downfallxboxTue, 12 Mar 2013 16:30:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/05/psa-vergils-downfall-dlc-demonizes-devil-may-cry-today/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/05/psa-vergils-downfall-dlc-demonizes-devil-may-cry-today/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/03/05/psa-vergils-downfall-dlc-demonizes-devil-may-cry-today/#commentsDMC: Devil May Cry gets an extra dose of brotherly love today, courtesy of the new "Vergil's Downfall" DLC. The content stars Dante's brother, Vergil, and features a new story along with new weapons and enemies. Vergil's Downfall runs for $9 and is available today on Steam, and will hit PSN later today with the weekly update. The DLC will arrive on Xbox Live tomorrow.

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In other teary-eyed Devil news, the free Bloody Palace DLC is available today. The DLC adds a new challenge mode featuring 100 levels.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>3dscapcomcaptivate-2013darkstalkers-resurrectiondmc-devil-may-crymicrosoftmonster-hunter-3monster-hunter-3-ultimatenintendopcplaystationps3remember-meresident-evil-revelationswii-uxboxThu, 14 Feb 2013 07:00:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/13/dmc-devil-may-cry-reigns-over-a-bloody-palace-on-february-20/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/13/dmc-devil-may-cry-reigns-over-a-bloody-palace-on-february-20/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/13/dmc-devil-may-cry-reigns-over-a-bloody-palace-on-february-20/#commentsThe free Bloody Palace update hits DMC: Devil May Cry on Tuesday, February 19 for PS3 and on February 20 for Xbox 360 in the US; European Xbox 360 and PS3 players get the update on February 20.

Bloody Palace mode is a 100-level romp through demon-infested rooms, and it will support leaderboards, just as in Devil May Cry 4. The update comes with some bonus bug fixes, including the removal of a glitch that renders the succubus Poison non-interactive, fixes to style points calculations, increased damage from the weakest enemies, increased damage from all enemies in Nephilim and Son of Sparda modes, and no more infinite angel glide.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>bloody-palaceCapcomdmc-devil-may-cryfreemicrosoftplaystationps3updatexboxWed, 13 Feb 2013 17:00:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/04/capcom-sales-income-up-in-2012/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/04/capcom-sales-income-up-in-2012/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/04/capcom-sales-income-up-in-2012/#commentsCapcom continued its recent financial boon with a net income of 6.6 billion yen ($72 million), up 104.9 percent, for the first nine months of its fiscal year, which will end on March 31, 2013. Capcom attributed the success to launches of major games, the growing popularity of its social games in Japan, and its newly introduced Resident Evil 5 slot machine. Sales were up 44 percent during the same period from last year.

While both Resident Evil 6 and DmC: Devil May Cry saw significant reductions to their end-of-fiscal-year projections, Capcom is pleased by the performances of Dragon's Dogma, which exceeded expectations to become a million-seller last year, and Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, which racked up over 600,000 sales during its first month in Japan.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>capcomdmc-devil-may-crydragons-dogmafinancialsfy-2012monster-hunter-3-ultimateq3resident-evil-5resident-evil-6Mon, 04 Feb 2013 08:45:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/04/dmc-devil-may-cry-shipped-1-million-in-january-forecasts-slash/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/04/dmc-devil-may-cry-shipped-1-million-in-january-forecasts-slash/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/04/dmc-devil-may-cry-shipped-1-million-in-january-forecasts-slash/#commentsCapcom shipped 1 million units of DmC: Devil May Cry on Xbox 360 and PS3 in January. The company adjusted its sales forecasts for the game to 1.2 million by March 31, down from the 2 million projected back in May 2012.

The figures don't take into account the PC version, released on January 25. Nonetheless, they strongly indicate Ninja Theory's reboot is flagging way behind the last entry in the series, Devil May Cry 4, which shipped 2 million units in its first two weeks at retail.

Capcom also updated sales figures for Resident Evil 6 to 4.8 million; the series' latest outbreak had shipped 4.5 million by the end of September. and was initially projected to reach 7 million sales by March 31. Dragon's Dogma is up to 1.25 million, while Resident Evil: Raccoon City is at a meagre 650,000, including PC sales. Maybe that's why Revelations producer Masachika Kawata feels there've been too many RE games of late.

Capcom didn't release figures for Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, released on Wii U in Japan on December 8, 2012, but said the game "became a smash hit." In case you suspect that's just deflective hot air, the action-RPG sold over 600,000 copies by the end of 2012, with the Western launch still to come in March.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>capcomdmc-devil-may-crydragons-dogmamicrosoftmonster-hunter-3-ultimateninja-theoryplaystationps3resident-evil-6resident-evil-operation-raccoon-cityxboxMon, 04 Feb 2013 07:15:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/28/black-ops-2-retakes-top-as-devil-may-cry-tumbles-in-uk-charts/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/28/black-ops-2-retakes-top-as-devil-may-cry-tumbles-in-uk-charts/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/28/black-ops-2-retakes-top-as-devil-may-cry-tumbles-in-uk-charts/#commentsThis week's UK charts feature a very familiar face at the summt. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, the country's best-selling game of last year, is back on top for the first time in 2013 thanks to a 20 percent bump in sales from the previous week. It ain't done yet, nosiree.

Despite it being a relatively quiet January - Ni No Kuni doesn't arrive in Europe until February 1 - DmC: Devil May Cry wasn't able to retain top spot this week. Ninja Theory's reboot fell from grace to No. 4 after a 64 percent drop in sales. Meanwhile, Assassin's Creed 3 went on a climb up to No. 5, ascending on the back of promotional discounts.

Otherwise it's the same ten games doing the limbo, lazily relaxing backs and limply looking over shoulders as they wait for the big hitters of February and March to take to the dance floor. You can boogie on past the break for the UK top ten.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>britaincall-of-duty-black-ops-2chart-trackchart-track-weeklydmc-devil-may-crygreat-britainmicrosoftnintendopcplaystationps3ukwii-uxboxMon, 28 Jan 2013 08:00:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/24/dmc-prequel-comic-the-chronicles-of-vergil-unleashes-first-dig/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/24/dmc-prequel-comic-the-chronicles-of-vergil-unleashes-first-dig/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/24/dmc-prequel-comic-the-chronicles-of-vergil-unleashes-first-dig/#commentsThe first issue of Titan Comics' DmC: Devil May Cry prequel, The Chronicles of Vergil, is now available for download through comiXology. You can purchase either through a computer browser or through the comiXology app on iOS, Android and Kindle Fire.

This first issue of the proposed two-book run, written by Guillaume Dorison (AKA Izu) and illustrated by Robin Recht and Patrick Pion, leads up to the events of Ninja Theory's DmC game. The print version drops on May 15, and the follow-up issue hits comic store shelves on June 19.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>androidcapcomdmc-devil-may-crydmc-the-vergil-chroniclesiosipadiphonekindle-firemacmicrosoftmobileninja-theorypcplaystationps3titan-comicsxboxThu, 24 Jan 2013 00:30:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/22/dmc-costume-dlc-dolls-up-dante-in-north-america-january-29/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/22/dmc-costume-dlc-dolls-up-dante-in-north-america-january-29/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/22/dmc-costume-dlc-dolls-up-dante-in-north-america-january-29/#commentsIf you're sick of staring at the same Dante or simply pine for the more classic look, feel free to throw some cash at your problem next week. Capcom has announced the alternate DmC: Devil May Cry costumes outed by Japan last week are indeed coming to North America and Europe on January 29 and January 30, respectively.

All three costumes will set you back 320 MS Points ($3) on Xbox 360 and PS3 next week, one of which is the classic Devil May Cry 3 look seen above. The other two feature a blond Dante in a blue jacket, and what we can only imagine is Dante's favorite Goth underpass rave ensemble.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>capcomcostume-packdantedlcdmc-devil-may-crymicrosoftplaystationps3xboxTue, 22 Jan 2013 17:30:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/21/dmc-devil-may-cry-premiere-tears-up-uk-charts/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/21/dmc-devil-may-cry-premiere-tears-up-uk-charts/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/21/dmc-devil-may-cry-premiere-tears-up-uk-charts/#commentsCapcom's DmC: Devil May Cry flies on the wings of angels and demons to debut at the top spot on Chart-Track's UK sales chart. The reboot, developed by Ninja Theory (Heavenly Sword), sold just over a third of what Devil May Cry 4 had when it comboed the number one spot in 2008.

The rest of the chart is full of the regular suspects, with FIFA 13 and Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 sliding down to second and third, respectively, to make room for the Capcom brawler. DmC was the only new release to chart in the top 40 last week. Stylishly swing past the break for the UK top ten.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Call-of-Duty-Black-Ops-2chart-trackchart-track-weeklyDMCdmc-devil-may-cryfar-cry-3FIFA-13microsoftpcplaystationps3xboxMon, 21 Jan 2013 09:30:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/18/dmc-costume-dlc-gussies-up-japan-jan-30/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/18/dmc-costume-dlc-gussies-up-japan-jan-30/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/18/dmc-costume-dlc-gussies-up-japan-jan-30/#commentsDante's new look is about to get even newer, and by "newer" we mean "old again." Capcom has revealed DmC's first batch of costume DLC over on its official Japanese website, with Dante's DMC3 coat and hair arrangement featured front and center.

The costume pack, which hits Japanese PS3s and Xboxen on January 30 for ¥400/320 MS Points respectively, also includes a fancy blue coat and an outfit not tremendously unlike the one worn by Derelicte fashionista Derek Zoolander.

When asked when the pack would be available in North America, a Capcom representative had no more information to offer. Until then, we recommend dressing yourself up in whichever outfit from Dante's past you most prefer.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>capcomclassic-dantecostume-DLCDLCdmc-devil-may-cryjapanese-release-datemicrosoftninja-theoryplaystationps3release-datexboxFri, 18 Jan 2013 17:00:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/15/metareview-dmc-devil-may-cry/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/15/metareview-dmc-devil-may-cry/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/15/metareview-dmc-devil-may-cry/#commentsDevil May Cry, under the new direction of Ninja Theory,has garnered positive responses - from reviewers, anyway. Our review found DMC "does action extraordinarily well and manages to make Dante look like the epitome of cool with every move."

Giant Bomb(5/5): "Everything in this new game exists in service of making it a great game in its own right, not in stoking your nostalgia for the games you played over the last decade. As a character action game, it hits all the notes - fast, robust action, marvelous visual style, and a tremendous sense of attitude - you could want in this type of game."

Game Informer(90/100): "I'm impressed by the sheer variety of Dante's moveset. Three guns, two angelic weapons, two demonic weapons, and one sword have unique abilities that you purchase. Because some moves are more useful than others (I still love the Stinger/Trillion Stabs combo), you can refund any spent points at no cost, encouraging you to experiment with the possibilities."

IGN(89/100): "Long-time Devil May Cry fans unsure of Ninja Theory's treatment can abandon their fears. DmC hurls Dante into a newer, better world, complete with a glorious combat system and enough style to make old Dante proud. This is digital action at its finest, steeped in the blood of angels, spiced with gunpowder, and garnished with a middle finger."

Edge(80/100): "DmC has a greater emphasis on story than the games that preceded it, then, which is just what you'd expect from the maker of the narrative-heavy Enslaved and Heavenly Sword. But its focus is absolutely where it should be: at the tip of Dante's sword. Playing true to its forebears' considerable strengths, DmC is still a game about crowd management and of making best use of its myriad systems to keep a combo going and maximise your style rating."

GameSpot(80/100): "DmC succeeds both in its story and in its brilliant combat, and it looks the business too, despite a few minor glitches and the more color-soaked levels looking like they've spent a little too much time in an Instagram filter. Sure, you may baulk at Dante's trendy new haircut, or maybe even miss a little of that B-movie Devil May Cry insanity, but the heart of what makes the series so enticing and so much fun to play holds true here."

The PSP and Vita get Corpse Party: Book of Shadows today for $20, and Vita gets a free app designed to help you and your friends get out of bed in the morning, called Wake-Up Club. Horror classic Siren is hitting the PS2 Classics bin, along with Disgaea: Hour of Darkness, each for $10. Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt DLC drops today for Borderlands 2, and Far Cry 3 gets free, PS3-exclusive DLC with the High Tides co-op pack.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>dmc-devil-may-cryplaystationplaystation-vitaps3PSNpsn-tuesdaypspsonyvitaTue, 15 Jan 2013 18:00:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/15/dmc-devil-may-cry-review-loves-keen-sting/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/15/dmc-devil-may-cry-review-loves-keen-sting/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/15/dmc-devil-may-cry-review-loves-keen-sting/#commentsThere is a fine, bleached line between "trying too hard" and "confident in your own skin." The two descriptors can look disturbingly similar: Some people use hair dye, awkward yet fashionable clothing and violent curse words as a mask for their insecurities, while for others these are outward expressions of the very personality quirks that the first group attempts to hide.

At first glance, it's difficult to tell which category DMC: Devil May Cry belongs to. In the marketing leading up to DMC's launch, publisher Capcom released videos of a naked Dante sailing through the air, manly bits covered by slices of pizza, and infused its material with metal songs and f-bombs. It had reason to put forth such a ridiculous effort following backlash from the game's radical style shift: Dante's hair black rather than white-blonde, his body decked out with new clothes and his personality given a modern twist.

With such a rabid fanbase, the only thing that could redeem DMC from reactionary internet infamy was to turn that unique, new styling into an homage to a beloved series. To be confident in its skin and own all of its style choices unapologetically, while still retaining the crux of the series, the combat.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Capcomdmc-devil-may-crymicrosoftninja-theoryplaystationps3xboxTue, 15 Jan 2013 14:00:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/14/dmc-deal-nets-you-resident-evil-6-for-9-99/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/14/dmc-deal-nets-you-resident-evil-6-for-9-99/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/14/dmc-deal-nets-you-resident-evil-6-for-9-99/#comments1. Have you been holding out on getting Resident Evil 6?2. Are you planning to pick up Devil May Cry?

If you answered 'No' to either question, please accept our sincere apologies and kindly move on to the next Joystiq post. If you answered 'Yes' to both then congratulations, you might be interested in Best Buy's offer of Resident Evil 6 for $9.99 when you order Devil May Cry online.

The offer applies to PS3 and Xbox 360 versions of both games, but you can mix different console versions if you're into that sort of thing, you rascal.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>best-buycapcomdmc-devil-may-crymicrosoftninja-theoryplaystationps3xboxMon, 14 Jan 2013 14:30:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/09/dmc-bloody-palace-mode-to-be-added-as-free-update/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/09/dmc-bloody-palace-mode-to-be-added-as-free-update/http://www.joystiq.com/2013/01/09/dmc-bloody-palace-mode-to-be-added-as-free-update/#commentsDMC: Devil May Cry's "Bloody Palace" update features an exclusive minigame in which you clean up all the demon blood and ichor Dante leaves everywhere.

That's not true.

It's actually a mode in which Dante fights floor after floor of enemies and bosses, trying to advance through all 100 levels. It's been present in every Devil May Cry save for the first, and features leaderboards in 4 and this new one. So many palaces ruined by blood.

Bloody Palace Mode will make a splash on all versions of the game "shortly after launch."

This CG trailer for Ninja Theory's upcoming Devil May Cry reboot is showing in movie theaters nationwide. The CG actually stands for Creepy Goo; looks like Mulder and Scully didn't do a great job with that particular case. Luckily, Dante is on hand to foreclose that sucker for good, maybe.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>capcomdmc-devil-may-crymicrosoftninja-theorypcplaystationps3xboxFri, 04 Jan 2013 14:30:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/28/vergil-and-dante-cut-down-evil-in-new-dmc-trailers/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/28/vergil-and-dante-cut-down-evil-in-new-dmc-trailers/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/28/vergil-and-dante-cut-down-evil-in-new-dmc-trailers/#commentsA pair of new Japanese trailers for DmC: Devil May Cry show off a bit of both its half-demon brothers, Dante and Vergil. We're not picking favorites, but Dante's video may just be a tad more stylish (death metal notwithstanding).

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>capcomdmc-devil-may-crymicrosoftninja-theorypcplaystationps3xboxFri, 28 Dec 2012 00:00:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/19/dantes-bling-free-when-you-buy-devil-may-cry-from-capcom/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/19/dantes-bling-free-when-you-buy-devil-may-cry-from-capcom/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/19/dantes-bling-free-when-you-buy-devil-may-cry-from-capcom/#commentsWhile Dante oozes style, we just kind of ooze. We could never pull off Dante's flashy pendant seen above. It's free to anyone who purchases a copy of DmC: Devil May Cry through the Capcom store.

Of course, you don't have to wear the pendant. You could just hang it somewhere, or lay it on a table near you while you silently prepare a sandwich during a Devil May Cry 4 installation. Yeah, that's right, we're bringing that gag back.

DmC: Devil May Cry launches on January 15, 2013 for the PS3 and Xbox 360; and on January 25 for the PC.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>capcomdantedmc-devil-may-crymicrosoftninja-theorypcpendantplaystationps3xboxWed, 19 Dec 2012 02:00:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/13/devil-may-cry-makes-jump-to-pc-january-25-2013/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/13/devil-may-cry-makes-jump-to-pc-january-25-2013/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/13/devil-may-cry-makes-jump-to-pc-january-25-2013/#commentsNinja Theory's Devil May Cry is sliding onto Windows PCs on January 25, 2013 in North America and Europe, just 10 days after the game lands on Xbox 360 and PS3. The port, which Capcom outsourced to Polish team QLOC, will be available via Steam, with the publisher specifying availability at retail in Europe.

Capcom also released minimum and recommended system requirements. The game uses DirectX 9.0, meaning it can run on Windows XP. Apart from 2GB of RAM, players will need at the least AMD Athlon X2 2.8 GHz or Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz horsepower, while ATI Radeon HD 3850 or Nvidia GeForce 8800 GTS cards are the minimum graphics-wise.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>capcomdmc-devil-may-cryninja-theorypcqlocrelease-datesteamThu, 13 Dec 2012 11:45:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/06/dantes-off-the-chains-in-this-dmc-devil-may-cry-combat-video/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/06/dantes-off-the-chains-in-this-dmc-devil-may-cry-combat-video/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/12/06/dantes-off-the-chains-in-this-dmc-devil-may-cry-combat-video/#commentsDante really missed his calling in life - instead of fighting demons in DmC: Devil May Cry, he could simply be the world's greatest juggler. We hear there's good money in juggling!

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>capcomdmc-devil-may-crymicrosoftpcplaystationps3xboxThu, 06 Dec 2012 17:40:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/27/meet-the-man-behind-dmcs-dante/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/27/meet-the-man-behind-dmcs-dante/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/27/meet-the-man-behind-dmcs-dante/#commentsNot the man standing behind Dante, but the guy who plays and voices Dante in DmC: Devil May Cry. His name is Tim Phillipps and he's an Australian actor who looks right at home in a mo-cap suit. Also, he's definitely Prince Thomas on ABC's Once Upon a Time.

Permalink | Email this | Comments]]>Capcomdmc-devil-may-crymicrosoftpcplaystationps3xboxTue, 27 Nov 2012 18:00:00 ESThttp://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/20/psn-tuesday-ps-all-stars-and-persona-4-golden-out-today/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/20/psn-tuesday-ps-all-stars-and-persona-4-golden-out-today/http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/20/psn-tuesday-ps-all-stars-and-persona-4-golden-out-today/#commentsThe latest PlayStation Store update brings two long-awaited game to PS3 and PS Vita. PlayStation All-Stars is now available in digital form on the PS3 for $59.99, as is a pint-sized version on the PS Vita for $39.99. And Atlus' acclaimed JRPG, Persona 4: Golden, is out on the PS Vita for $39.99.

Meanwhile, Clan of Champions and Sine Mora are both available on the PS3, and Jet Set Radio and Halfbrick's great iOS game, Jetpack Joyride, hit the Vita. A new bundle assembles Sonicthe Hedgehog and its sequel for $4.99, and some bonus content is thrown in with Hitman Absolution, alongside a discounted Sleeping Dogs.

There are also sales on some PS3 Ultimates (including the great Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine), and over in the DLC column we get the fifth episode of Telltale's popular Walking Dead series. Today also marks the debut of Mr. Torgue's Campaign of Carnage for Borderlands 2 and a demo for the new DMC: Devil May Cry.